Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
Miscellaneous Items.

Fnll1p BurknarI ulcQ III Louis q lev
days ago from an overdose of paris green,
taken with suicidal intent.
Three frame buildings on East Main
street, Sedalia, occupied by negroes of
the worst type, were destroyed by fire a
few nights ago. The buildings were own
ed by Judge Baker and the Smith estate
Loss, So, 900. Incendiary.
Louis Meyer, seven years of age, re-
siding with his parents in ST. Louis, was
run over by horse and wagon few days
since, while playing near his home, and
was almost instantly killed.
Basil Chichester, a well-known charac-
ter, was shot at the Wellington Lafayette
County, post-office a few nights ago, by
j. NJ. Callahan. He died the next morn
ing. Both men lived near Wellin gton,
and both were formerly residents of Lex
ington. Callahan is lawyer, but since
his removal from Lexington has been en-
gagged in farming. Chichester was in
town making purchases during the day,
and left for home toward dusk, and was
in beastly state of intoXication when he
left.
Hon. James G. Blaine was in st. Louis
last week, and during his stay delivered
a short speech in the Chamber of Com
MERGE.
The State Sportsman's ssociation are
making arrangements for State tourna-
ment, the date for which will be fixed as
soon as a sufficiency of birds is assured
probably about the middle of May.
John Reeves, a Kansas City roustabout,
becoming offended few days since at
some language used to him by Albert Fer
guson, who was overseeing the unloading
of the steamer Wyoming, struck the lat
ter with club, fracturing his skull and
inf1ictng probably fatal injuries.
Governor Marmaduke has vetoed the
bill establishing court of appeals at
Springfie
A. j. Rodman, proprietor of the West
Magazine Company, of Kansas City, has
been arrested by the United States author
tiles for using the mails for fraudulent
purposes.
Thomas Hall committed suicide few
days ago in st. Louis by cutting his throat
with a razor He was a confirmed dyspep-
tic, was reduced to mere skeleton, and
had become tired of living.
Mr.. c. Laral, young Frenchman, is Or
ganizing stock company at Kansas City
for the manufacture of mirrors by new
process, for which he holds letters patent.
The process is simple, rapid and produces
the finest results.
The boom crop is heavy.
Carl Dolh, wealthy and highly
esteemed citizen of Chillicothe, aged forty
TWO years, anu RcucEdl dScuU III tudJ City
of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company,
of st. Louis, died suddenly, a few nights
ago, of rheumatism of the heart, while
seated in a barber chair being shaved. He
asked Buck Manning. the barber, to raise
him up as he felt sick; but before his re-
quest could be complied with he was
dead.
The Kansas City Athletic Association
has organized for the season. The follow
ing officers were elected: A. V. McKim,
president; George R. Ford, vice-presi-
dent, and David Klmball, secretary.
a thin stratum of coal has been struck
near st. Joseph.
A colony which proposes to avail itself
of the numerous advantages said to be
obtained by settlement at Puget Sound,
w. T., under the auspices of the Puget
Sound Cooperative Commonwealth Com
pany, has been formed at Kansas City
with membership of about one hundred
workingmen, including their families.
The colony will depart for Puget Sound
next June, by which time it is expected
that the membership will be swelled to
two hundred and fifty
Governor Marmaduke has signed the
bill repeating the law of 1857, under the
provisions of which wine and beer could
be sold in st. Louis On Sunday.
Nineteen divorces were granted in the
St. Louis Circuit Court one day recently.